Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#1

Post by weinzierl » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 11:18 AM UTC

Finally, I want to dedicate some time to learn Blender.

I'm primarily interested in modeling but will need an intro to Blender concepts, philosophy, and UI idiosyncrasies.

I have some professional experience in CAD and Finite Element Analysis modeling, so I'm not a complete noob in that respect. Blender is sufficiently different from everything I know, though I feel my experience is more of a hindrance than a benefit.

Now, the plan is to just go with the flow and do things the Blender way.

Does anyone know a course that teaches the basics and enough basic modeling to get started?

- Paid courses are OK

- Video is preferred

- Language must be English or German

It should be less than 8 hours long; shorter and high info density is better. Most courses are dragged ridiculously on platforms that pay creators by course length (Udemy, AFAIK), and I don't have time for that.

Any tips and hints would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#2

Post by ArtWomb » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 12:41 PM UTC

Have tried blending on my own. YT tutorials seem "algo-generated" now. I really really want to immerse at the Full Sail Winter Park campus (but who has the time). I think having proper mentors in industry is key ;)

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#3

Post by lquenti » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 12:42 PM UTC

Genuinely, Blender guru is the absolut goat. Just do the donut tutorial, trust me. From there on, feel free to specialize.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#4

Post by lathiat » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 12:51 PM UTC

I can’t give you a good tutorial but this is a must watch for inspiration and laughs:

“Captain Disillusion: World’s Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018” https://youtu.be/1qSTcxt2t74

Note for after: The UI has apparently been fixed

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#5

Post by Tomte » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 12:55 PM UTC

cgboost courses are in English (with German accent) and very good.

Blender Launchpad is the paid beginner's course, the Apple basket course is free and also really good. Don't watch it on YouTube (as I did), but on the cgboost web site where it has been updated (at least with text comments) to newer Blender versions.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

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Post by bnert » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 12:59 PM UTC

lquenti wrote: post #3

Genuinely, Blender guru is the absolut goat. Just do the donut tutorial, trust me. From there on, feel free to specialize.

+1

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

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Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#8

Post by alomaki » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 1:25 PM UTC

Blender Guru's Donut tutorial is regarded as the "Hello World" of Blender. Long tutorials will start getting boring after a certain period of time. So I would suggest following a couple of random Ducky 3D's abstract designs after this one. After that follow the OG IanHubert's lazy 1 minute tutorial.It contain only the core concepts remaining you have to explore and find out. Checkout Polyfjord also.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#9

Post by asicsp » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 1:26 PM UTC

lquenti wrote: post #3

Genuinely, Blender guru is the absolut goat. Just do the donut tutorial, trust me. From there on, feel free to specialize.

Link: "Blender 3.0 Beginner Donut Tutorial" (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgFX8ZsChQVQ...) — youtube playlist to learn the basics of Blender while making your very own donut

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course

#10

Post by wingmanjd » Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 1:32 PM UTC

The donut tutorial is definitely a classic go-to.

A friend of mine has also put together some videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderForge/playlists